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The Roman Mint: Lords of the Coin and the Politics of Money
In this episode, Lucas and Luna step into the world of the Roman mint, where bronze, silver, and gold were not just currency but instruments of power. They follow the money from the early Republic — when the state first stamped its authority on lumps of bronze — to the imperial era, where emperors like Nero and Caracalla manipulated the coinage to fund armies and build monuments. Along the way, they meet the tresviri monetales, the young aristocrats who oversaw the mint, and explore how coin designs broadcast propaganda across an empire. From the denarius that paid a legionary to the aurei…
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